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About Mandra Village

Mandra is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 87 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 175005
Area (hectares) 75.07 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 87
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandra compares

By the 2011 count Mandra is the 134th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 75.07 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Mandra

Mandra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mandra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mandra from other places

Mandra lies about 19 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 26 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mandra
District headquarters Mandi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 25 km
Nearest railway station Adit Junction 26 km

Villages closest to Mandra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Padhar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mandra

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandra village had a population of 161. That makes it the 134th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Mandra village has 87 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandra has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Mandra is 175005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandra covers 75.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandra falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mandra is Adit Junction, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mandra.

Mandra is about 19 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandra is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 19 km away. Padhar is about 25 km away. Adit Junction is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Mandra (under 2 km), Kortang (1.8 km) and Sanwar (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mandra today is likely to be higher.

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